# rotavirus
## English
### Etymology

From Latin rota (“wheel”) + virus. The name was first proposed in July 1974 in an article in The Lancet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹəʊtəˌvaɪɹəs/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

rotavirus (plural rotaviruses or rotavirusses or rotavira or (rare) rotaviri or (proscribed) rotavirii)
* Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
** [1974 July 13, Flewett, T. H., Bryden, A. S., Davies, H., Woode, G. N., Bridger, J. C., Derrick, J. M., “Relation between viruses from acute gastroenteritis of children and newborn calves”, in The Lancet, volume 304, number 7872, →DOI, page 63:We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.]

#### Synonyms

* duovirus (dated)

#### Derived terms

* antirotavirus
* nonrotavirus
* rotaviral
* rotavirion
* rotavirologist
* rotavirology
* rotaviruslike

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Flewett, T. H., Bryden, A. S., Davies, H., Woode, G. N., Bridger, J. C., Derrick, J. M. (1974 July 13) “Relation between viruses from acute gastroenteritis of children and newborn calves”, in The Lancet, volume 304, number 7872, →DOI, page 63: “We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.”

### Further reading

* rotavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Rotavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English rotavirus).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrotɑʋirus/, [ˈro̞t̪ɑ̝ˌʋirus̠]
* Rhymes: -irus
* Hyphenation: ro‧ta‧vi‧rus

### Noun

rotavirus
* rotavirus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rotavirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rotavirukseni
rotavirukseni
accusative
nom.
rotavirukseni
rotavirukseni
gen.
rotavirukseni
genitive
rotavirukseni
rotavirusteni rotaviruksieni
partitive
rotavirustani
rotaviruksiani
inessive
rotaviruksessani
rotaviruksissani
elative
rotaviruksestani
rotaviruksistani
illative
rotavirukseeni
rotaviruksiini
adessive
rotaviruksellani
rotaviruksillani
ablative
rotavirukseltani
rotaviruksiltani
allative
rotavirukselleni
rotaviruksilleni
essive
rotaviruksenani
rotaviruksinani
translative
rotaviruksekseni
rotaviruksikseni
abessive
rotaviruksettani
rotaviruksittani
instructive
comitative
—rotaviruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rotaviruksesi
rotaviruksesi
accusative
nom.
rotaviruksesi
rotaviruksesi
gen.
rotaviruksesi
genitive
rotaviruksesi
rotavirustesi rotaviruksiesi
partitive
rotavirustasi
rotaviruksiasi
inessive
rotaviruksessasi
rotaviruksissasi
elative
rotaviruksestasi
rotaviruksistasi
illative
rotavirukseesi
rotaviruksiisi
adessive
rotaviruksellasi
rotaviruksillasi
ablative
rotavirukseltasi
rotaviruksiltasi
allative
rotaviruksellesi
rotaviruksillesi
essive
rotaviruksenasi
rotaviruksinasi
translative
rotavirukseksesi
rotaviruksiksesi
abessive
rotaviruksettasi
rotaviruksittasi
instructive
comitative
—rotaviruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rotaviruksemme
rotaviruksemme
accusative
nom.
rotaviruksemme
rotaviruksemme
gen.
rotaviruksemme
genitive
rotaviruksemme
rotavirustemme rotaviruksiemme
partitive
rotavirustamme
rotaviruksiamme
inessive
rotaviruksessamme
rotaviruksissamme
elative
rotaviruksestamme
rotaviruksistamme
illative
rotavirukseemme
rotaviruksiimme
adessive
rotaviruksellamme
rotaviruksillamme
ablative
rotavirukseltamme
rotaviruksiltamme
allative
rotaviruksellemme
rotaviruksillemme
essive
rotaviruksenamme
rotaviruksinamme
translative
rotavirukseksemme
rotaviruksiksemme
abessive
rotaviruksettamme
rotaviruksittamme
instructive
comitative
—rotaviruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rotaviruksenne
rotaviruksenne
accusative
nom.
rotaviruksenne
rotaviruksenne
gen.
rotaviruksenne
genitive
rotaviruksenne
rotavirustenne rotaviruksienne
partitive
rotavirustanne
rotaviruksianne
inessive
rotaviruksessanne
rotaviruksissanne
elative
rotaviruksestanne
rotaviruksistanne
illative
rotavirukseenne
rotaviruksiinne
adessive
rotaviruksellanne
rotaviruksillanne
ablative
rotavirukseltanne
rotaviruksiltanne
allative
rotaviruksellenne
rotaviruksillenne
essive
rotaviruksenanne
rotaviruksinanne
translative
rotavirukseksenne
rotaviruksiksenne
abessive
rotaviruksettanne
rotaviruksittanne
instructive
comitative
—rotaviruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rotaviruksensa
rotaviruksensa
accusative
nom.
rotaviruksensa
rotaviruksensa
gen.
rotaviruksensa
genitive
rotaviruksensa
rotavirustensa rotaviruksiensa
partitive
rotavirustaan rotavirustansa
rotaviruksiaan rotaviruksiansa
inessive
rotaviruksessaan rotaviruksessansa
rotaviruksissaan rotaviruksissansa
elative
rotaviruksestaan rotaviruksestansa
rotaviruksistaan rotaviruksistansa
illative
rotavirukseensa
rotaviruksiinsa
adessive
rotaviruksellaan rotaviruksellansa
rotaviruksillaan rotaviruksillansa
ablative
rotavirukseltaan rotavirukseltansa
rotaviruksiltaan rotaviruksiltansa
allative
rotavirukselleen rotaviruksellensa
rotaviruksilleen rotaviruksillensa
essive
rotaviruksenaan rotaviruksenansa
rotaviruksinaan rotaviruksinansa
translative
rotaviruksekseen rotavirukseksensa
rotaviruksikseen rotaviruksiksensa
abessive
rotaviruksettaan rotaviruksettansa
rotaviruksittaan rotaviruksittansa
instructive
comitative
—rotaviruksineen rotaviruksinensa :

### Further reading

* “rotavirus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Spanish
### Noun

rotavirus m (plural rotavirus)
* (virology) rotavirus

### Further reading

* “rotavirus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10